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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Oklahoma rates for HCPCS 31785

Removes a growth from the windpipe, taking out the affected length of airway and joining the healthy ends back together so breathing passes through freely. It is done for a tumor narrowing or blocking the trachea. Airway management during and after the operation is a major part of the care.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor cost?

$7,991

Typical total for the visit. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,991 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$1,148 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$1,995 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $20,893Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $7,943
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $1,230

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$24,547.09
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Oklahoma sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Oklahoma· 5th of 51

$7,991

$1,230 physician + $6,761 facility

AK $11,283KY $2,440

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.